He'd work his way up through the pack and would finish the 400 laps with the checkered flag and a trip to victory lane. 1997 No.24 Jeff Gordon, DuPont T-Rex. 1998 - Mark Martin. 20. After Senior passed away, Harvick took the same sponsor and started using the No. Needless to say, there were a lot of sponsors that season and if I could, I'd feature most of those in this slideshow, especially the Halo Wars and the Beatles Rockband schemes. Not really a fun fact, but unfortunately for Atwood, he has not appeared in a Sprint Cup event since the Brickyard 400 in 2003. Earnhardt, along with a few other drivers, were part of the Coca-Cola family at this point and Earnhardt honored that with an all-red Coca-Cola paint scheme. The car pictured in this slide is the No. NOTE: I am including a few Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Series) cars in this list as well, but none from the Truck Series. 1989 No.30 Michael Waltrip, Country Time Lemonade, What is it about the color yellow that makes a bland NASCAR paint scheme jump out? One of the best cartoons of all-time. Green qualified the car and started the race in 26th. 9 Uh-Oh Oreo's Ford for Roush Racing. I don't know about you, but I love Velveeta shells and cheese. When you have Reese's, you got to have Hershey's, too. And as we all know, it was a heartbreaking night as he ran out of gas on the last turn of the final lap while leading the race. It apparently helped him during the race, as Kvapil posted his second (eighth place) of four top tens of the season. Over the course of the 1997 season, Labonte's regular paint scheme was sponsored by Kellogg's Corn Flakes. I might also add that there is a decent chance that he will run some races during the 2012 season and we'll see how he does. Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. Sorenson may have had some lackluster runs in that car, but it was definitely a nice looking race car. But before he called it a career, he gave us this awesome looking No. He finished 30th or worse in 17 of the 35 races. With Frankenstein on the hood and Toucan Sam on the side, Labonte had one of the best paint schemes of the 1997 season. Of course, the NASCAR Hall of Famer is active on Twitter. 88 Quality Care carthat were run throughout an entire season). Yabba Dabba DON'T. In the late '90's NASCAR was prime timebut this is one paint job that should've been cancelled. Starting the 1998 season at the Daytona 500, Petty opened up the year with the special paint scheme featured in this slide. LePage would eventually be dismissed by the team and would bounce aroundthe Sprint CupSeriesfor a few seasons. Moderator list hidden. It was the last of Elliott's six races that season, as he ran for Evernham at Michigan, Charlotte and Memphis. Let us know which year and page you were looking at and we will check on it. 60 Winn-Dixie car for Jack Roush. Over the last four years of his legendary career, Wallace notched just one win but he finished seventh, 14th, 16th and eighth in the final standings, respectively. 93 Amoco Dodge. He would finish the 29-race season ranked 20th in the point standings. Photo courtesy of Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. If you could take a stock car and pour it onto your eggs for breakfast, this would be the only one you would want to do it with. Regardless, Federated Auto Parts has done a great job in auto racing and with their paint schemes. 20. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. David Pearson is one of the better drivers in the history of NASCAR and he drove the No.21 Purolator for many years. Coming off his fifth championship, Gordon was in the midst of a great streak starting with the Samsung/Radioshack 500 at Texas. It not only got him his shot at becoming a professional race car driver, it also got him some free publicity as everyone was talking about his 1994 Raybestos paint scheme, even today. Since his departure to the Cup level, Earnhardt has run a very limited schedule in NASCAR's second tier. Monster Energy will serve as the primary sponsor for most races in 2023. 88 would feature Batman (not pictured), along with his main sponsor Quality Care and Irwin's car would transform from that traditional black-and-red scheme to a yellow, green and purple scheme sponsored by The Joker along with his main sponsor, Texaco Havoline. After qualifying 22nd, Kahne finished the race one lap down in 21stKyle Busch won the race with Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick right behind him. 129. Gordons No. Baker was the first driver to exceed the 200 mph mark on a closed course test run. Tune in to @FS1 tomorrow at 3:30pm ET to catch all the action! Terry Labonte won the 70-lap, star-studded race with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon following suit. Gordon ran this scheme at the ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega. In the early 2010s, well everyone's getting their AARP card." 21. The bronze colored body, was a nice change of pace for Earnhardt from the typical black . The MLB All-Star Game sponsored a few races throughout the years (as seen by Bobby Labonte's 2000 scheme). He didn't have great luck in the No. One of the funniest and coolest names in NASCAR history. He's had so many different great schemes over the years, it's just downright ridiculous (and by the way, this isn't the last one on the list either). At least, that's what I think. Ever since I was a young boy, I have always enjoyed the taste of jelly beans, most notably of the Jelly Belly brand. 00 Toyota was painted in red and white, just like Alabama's colors. This car was ran to honor the driver that was perhaps the best driver of all-time when he finished his career. This car first appeared in the 1994 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, as Marcis started 32nd and finished 27th. He finished his short-lived Winston Cup career with 160 starts, one win, 19 top fives, 60 top tens and three poles. Before he was in the booth, he was a one man wrecking crew that helped turn NASCAR into the sport it is today. pic.twitter.com/pVl51qDfg2. Buddy Baker, also affectiously known as "Leadfoot," had one of the longest careers in NASCAR history. Over the lastcouple of decades or so, we've seen drivers such as Richard Petty, Harry Gant, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte and others have them. In 2003, Martin's blue, white and black No. I don't know why I've fancied this paint scheme since I saw it in the 2002 season, but I just have. After a hard crash that almost killed him in 1994 at Michigan, Irvan came back in 1995 to compete in three races. 3 Peter Max paint scheme. This paint scheme was arguably one of the best of the 2009 season, with the best part probably being the crayons plastered on the hood and sides of the car. In the 1999 season, we saw Marlin and his primary sponsor, Coors Light, join hands with the country music bandBrooks& Dunn to runa few races. His paint scheme is what made me start watching football, so I'm grateful for that. Needless to say, there weren't any brand-name sponsors. Regardless, I've always been a big fan of his old Strohs and Folgers paint schemes and was trying to flip a coin on which throwback scheme I'd rather put on this list. Gordon's teammates, Terry Labonte and Ricky Craven, finished second and third, respectively. In 1998, NASCAR legend Ernie Irvan joined MB2 Motorsports to drive the No. The paint scheme may have been very, very short lived, but it is by far one of most classic paint schemes of all-time. It became somewhat clear that Labonte was past his prime in 2000 even though he was just four years removed from his second Winston Cup Championship. At one point in time, Reese's was a primary sponsor for his Nationwide car and the company would also be an associate sponsor for him at the Sprint Cup level. Trackhouse Racing's throwbacks are based on the Coca-Cola paint schemes driven by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. when the two raced against each other for the first time in a 1998 . 25. Earnhardt would start the day in 15th and would finish the 201 laps in eighth. Bowman will run a throwback to Mark Martins 1993 Valvoline paint scheme, the same scheme that Martin drove to victory that year at Darlington. Here's a die-cast photo of the seven cars from 1997. 2019 XFINITY Series Schemes The 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500 winner left Larry McClure at the end of the 1997 season to run forFelix Sabates in the No. Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty and Johnny Benson, Toy Story 2 (1999) From 1987 through 2000, Atlanta Motor Speedway was home to the final race of the season, and it ended up being a hotbed for these . Ty Gibbs is being promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series. Although he started last in the race and finished 36th, it was still a nice farewell to a great driverI might add that Labonte has run 29 races since Texas, but it was still a nice gesture to the two-time champion. Dean had been one of the nation's top actors in the early 1950s, but died in a car crash on Sept. 30, 1955he was just 24 years old. Kasey Kahne won the race with Carl Edwards finishing ahead of Dale Jr. As I'm sure y'all have noticed going through this slideshow, I'm a big, big fan of retro paint schemes or tributes to other drivers from the "old days." At the season-opener, the No. Trickle pits for new tires and then wrecks Wheeler on his victory lap. He also had a good run in the standings in that span as well, as Petty finished 13th, 16th, ninth and 10th in the final standings from 1983-86. He ran in the Gatorade Duels also, even though his starting position was already locked in. However, it was still an awesome throwback scheme. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. while the second race determines the lineup for the even positions (fourth, sixth, eighth, etc). 1986 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Wrangler Jeans. 1998 No.13 Jerry Nadeau, First Plus Loans. It would appear again a few weeks later at Talladega, as Compton qualified on the pole (he also qualified on the pole position in the first Talladega race, thus earning the season-sweep). 27 McDonald's car after the 1994 season and ran the No. However at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona, Trickle and Burnswould both be seriously injured in the "Big One." The Folgers scheme narrowly beat out the Strohs scheme, as you can see. Starting in 2012, he will drive the No. Senior's son finished the day in sixth. 12 and the colors would be gold and white. In 1999, the Kellogg Company switched up the paint scheme a little bit, transforming it from that familiar white, yellow and red paint scheme into a blue and yellow scheme mainly sponsored by their hit product, Rice Krispies Treats (and boy are they delicious). The cars appear in chronological order, with the fundraising Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation cars at the bottom of the page. In any case, Labonte's paint scheme was a great promotional idea and a great paint scheme, even though the movie was decent. There was no doubt that Wallace was at the tail end of his career, but he was still competitive in those years. It's hard to believe that Jeff Burton has been around the Sprint Cup Series for almost 20 years now. Unfortunately, Bobby Jr. wasn't the same driver his father was, but he did have some stellar paint schemes since his arrival. And it actually turned out to be a good idea. At North Wilkesboro, Wheeler gets dirty and spins Trickle out to win the race. 1976 No.11 Cale Yarborough, Holly Farms. Irwin, who drove the No. Former Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would claim his second victory of the season, with eventual champion Jimmie Johnson finishing in second and 2011 Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart in third. 5. But it's still great and was by far one of the best paint schemes of the 2006 season. A lifestyle so perfectly captured by the country greats of yesterday, but still alive and well today in artists who truly get it. The best playlists in country musicperiod. Martin, the winner, won $257,500 while Bobby Labonte, who came in second, claimed $100,000. 2018: 2017: 2016: 2015: 2014 . 92 for the 2001 season with the same sponsor. Like the Looney Tunes' Tazmanian Devil, Earnhardt was crazy and was never afraid. 32 that Ricky Craven had recently departed from. 88 Quality Care FordJarrett also won the race in 1993 for Joe Gibbs. Texaco-Havoline has been a sponsor for NASCAR for a very long time. In this slideshow, I've tried toincorporate it with some of the best drivers in auto racing over the last thirty years. Anyway, Irwin would slip back a little bit during the race, eventually finishing the race eight laps down in 20th. This specific scheme was run in 1998, just like the "Get Back with Big Mac" scheme that was featured a few slides ago. Hamilton Jr. drove this specific car at the season-opening Daytona 500of the 2005 Nextel Cup season. 10. Riggs got his first shot at stardom prior to the 2002 season when he was hired to drive the No. 25 years later, Richard Petty and Kahne commemorated the paint scheme with a "retro edition". During qualifying, Sadler ran the scheme pictured and ended up in second place. The Cookies for Kids Cancer Chevrolet was definitely one of the best paint schemes of 2011 and it celebrated a great cause, which made the car look even better. pic.twitter.com/o6F9VxyZmQ. Unfortunately, even though Labonte switched things up and featured a great paint scheme doesn't mean that he would have a great car. 11 that he drove for Junior Johnson in 1983. I currently live in Tennessee and it's rare that something from the state is put on a race car. A database of NASCAR paint schemes for current and former drivers. The five-time champion was at the tail end of his brilliant run when he was undoubtedly the best driver at that time. Rudd would go on to better the record and finish with 788 straight starts until his retirement. The tower utilizes frame-by-frame video that syncs the time of caution with the time stamp of the video. 10 NesQuik car. 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Ken Schrader's No. Buckshot is not his real first name. Through the 1998 season, Labonte had been a very talented driverbut was unable to turnwins into championships, as Jeff Gordon was in the midst of a great run and Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, his brotherTerry and other driverswere constantly running up front. Also, his driversWallace and John Andrettifinished the 2006 Nationwide season in 11th and 12th, respectively. I especially like the rear sides of the car with the burger, fries and of course, the Coca-Cola. It was the first time in the race's history that teammates claimed a 1-2-3 finish. Back to Labonte, the 2000 Winston Cup Champion started that Sunday in 26th and finished the 300 circuits one lap down in 22nd. It was also the year that @Bobby_Labonte ran the @interstatebatts Shark car. It may not be as flashy as most others on this list, but it's still pretty coolespecially with the oranges all over the car. Personally, I believe this is the best of the bunch. The younger Earnhardt would also run this scheme in the Budweiser Shootout, as he would end the 70 laps in seventh. That is second-best all-time behind John Rostek (1960, Arizona State Fairgrounds), Jamie McMurray (2002, Charlotte) and most recently Trevor Bayne in last year's Daytona 500. I wish I knew why I like this paint scheme, but I really have no idea. Photo courtesy of Streeter Lecka/Getty Images. His best season perhaps came in 1993, as Martin accumulated seven wins, seven top fives and seven top tens. Now only if they put Madden or Battlefield 3 on the car would I be happy. This is the second Kyle Busch paint scheme on this list, in which he took home the checkered flag in that special scheme. Well, this paint scheme was put together to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Big Mac, perhaps one of the most well-known fast food sandwiches in the United States and maybe, the world. Every once in a while, however, there is that one car that sticks out . Marcis started 883 Sprint Cup Series races, spanning an astounding 35 years, starting in 1968 and ending in 2002. Additionally, Gordon has not been to victory lane since his win at Watkins Glen. 6 transformed into this sleek gold Ford to honor Martin's 500th consecutive start at the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire. Now your brand has replaced the word fuel in NASCAR. Personally, I'm a Playstation man myself, but it was still an awesome paint scheme, regardless. Davey Allison is one of NASCARs legends that died too soon. He'd also win the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at Rockingham later in the season. There was also an occasional paint scheme that was sponsored by Miller High Life Lighta scheme that looks exactly like the one pictured except instead of red, it was dark blue. Musgrave finished out the season driving for teams such as Bud Moore (two races), Travis Carter (one race), Buz McCall (one race), Doug Bawel (one race) and Bill Elliott (six races). NASCAR Paint Scheme Design for the 36 of Matt Tifft in the Coca-Cola 600. The only drivers to win more than once since 2000 are Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle and Ward Burton. Like a number of paint schemes on this list, the one pictured was a one-race deal. During the last race of 2012, Jeff Gordons No. Regardless, it was still a great looking paint scheme and it was too bad that he couldn't fare better. 40 Coors Light Chevrolet. The car first appeared at the 2005 Sharpie 500 at Bristol, and Reese's began to advertise their "Big Cup" edition. The 2011 runner-up would not win a single race during the season, nor qualify on the pole for any event. Rusty Wallace's 2002 Elvis scheme was in remembrance of The King's death 25 years prior. However, he did claim a pole at the DirecTV 500 at Texas, his only top-five start of the season. 21, honoring his last win as a driver, along with the traditional red and white colors we're so used to seeing on a Wood Brothers Ford. As stated above, Bonnett raced just five races during the 1990 season before suffering a near life-threatening crash. Tony Stewart won the race, with Carl Edwards and Gordon's teammate, Jimmie Johnson, coming in third. It was also nice to have one of your favorite candies sponsor a NASCAR car, even though it wasn't a driver like Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt and so on. Since Marcis was at the tail-end of his lengthy career, he was not able to post the finishes he was once used to back in the 1970s. The following season, which turned out to be fairly successful, Irvan was let go by Robert Yates Racing and was considered to be a "free agent.". 9 that we were all familiar with. 27years later at theDodge Avenger500 at Darlington, Earnhardt ran this retro paint scheme, in tribute to the old No. The retro paint scheme honored the oldedition that Darrell Waltrip, affectionatelyknown as "Jaws," drove during the 1981 and 1982 seasons. . It's nice to tune in every week and see a cool paint scheme that has never been used before. On behalf of McDonalds, Sorenson ran a special McCafe paint scheme in four races that season, first appearing in the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond. Gordon didn't win the race, but it revolutionized paint schemes forever. I wish he had run that car more often. One movie. 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Schemes I've probably liked this paint scheme so much since it was ran because it features different cerealsthat I used to eat all the time. Anyway, Harvick's Hershey's scheme was a great looking car, especially because of the mixture of silver and brown. But back to the race. A cartoon moon was put on the hood, directly beside the McDonalds logo. Earnhardt started the night in the fifth position and finished the event in fourth. And it couldn't have gotten any better for him either. 24 wasn't run in an official NASCAR race. Unfortunately, Hamilton perished on Jan. 7, 2007 of brain and neck cancer at the youngage of 49. He had not won since 2008 and the streak would extend even furtherKevin Harvick claimed the checkered flag for his third win of the season. In 2005, Elliott drove nine races in the No. 7, Petty registered 12 top fives, 34 top tens and a win at the 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond. He registered zero top tens in his 34 starts. The 1984 race is perhaps best known as Petty's 200th and final trip to victory lane. Bobby Allison is undoubtedly one of the best drivers of all-time. 14 Burger King car, not the one that Tony Stewart has sometimes driven over the last few seasons. But at the race, five drivers were sponsored by our Armed Forces, something we had never seen before. One design will be chosen on Sept. 8, and the winner will get to head to Charlotte with parents for an official unveiling of the paint scheme on Oct. 13 at the Wood Brothers Racing shop. Likes. Personally, I always liked the mixture of purple and red, along with numbers being outlined with blue. McMurray is going back to the 90s with this Mac Tonight paint scheme we last saw on . The car would then appear at the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at Loudon, the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland and at the Sylvania 300 at Loudon again. Stacy Compton was another one of those drivers with lots of potential, but just turned out to be mediocre at best. Allison ran three races in 1985 and five in 1986 and then went full-time in 1987, as he won Rookie of the Year honors. 64 registered five top-ten finishes, four of which were by different drivers (McMurray, Elliott, R. Wallace, M. Wallace). . NASCAR has always been interesting and it is much more than cars just taking left turns. 21, mainly sponsored by Motorcraft and Quick Lane Tire throughout the season. However, he would be involved in the "Big One," which occurred on the eighth lap of the race, involving 14 cars including Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer and others. NASCAR traveled to Las Vegas the next weekend and Harvick's No. Dave Marcis may not be known to the average NASCAR fan, but he had one of the lengthiest NASCAR careers of all-time. The car would make its final appearance at the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, qualifying ninth and finishing 18th. But during the Bud Shootout prior to the Daytona 500, Elliott drove his classic Coors car that he drove many years agoexcept this time, he drove in the No. Petty started the day all the way back in the 39th position, but slowly and methodically worked his way up through the pack as the laps went on. It was a classic paint scheme and hopefully it'll return again at some point. TEST SRM camaro. Rusty Wallace's Dodge saw four top tens in the first seven races, but over the next few weeks, there would be finishes of 28th, 36th, 42nd, 40th, 33rd and 38th. This ridiculous looking monstrosity from 1999, promoting Toy Story 2, frightened children and adults alike. 84 Aaron's Ford. During NASCAR's first visit to Talladega in 2006, Dale Earnhardt Inc. decided to honor the late Dale Earnhardt in the Cup and Nationwide Series with special black paint schemes. Gordon qualified in the fourth position, but was involved in a crash and wound up coming home in 35th. . Bayne would start the race in 10th, his third-best qualifying effort of the season. The following weekend, Richard Childress hired young hot-shot Kevin Harvick to be Earnhardt's replacement, as the No. A few weeks later, at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Gordon and his No. And in case you are wondering, Jeff Gordon won the race, while Charismatic won the Derby. pic.twitter.com/a3md6qjl7R. The purple one that I have been a long-time fan of, was raced during the 1996 season. "The Intimidator" would start 21st in the race and finish in the very same spot, as we all saw Dale Jarrett take the checkered flag in first place. The No. Starting in 2004, the Cup series would switch from the Winston Cup to the Nextel Cup. "Million Dollar Bill" ran this car at the UAW-GM Teamwork 500at Pocono in 1995, the 17th race of the season. Father and son. He did win the All-Star Race in 2000, but that was eleven years prior which means the deadline had passed. He'd latch on to the No. Ah, the Peanuts and Charlie Brown. 9 Dodge. However, it wouldn't get better from there as he would finish in 12thMark Martin won the race and claimed the big money prize. Levi-Garrett, once a sponsor for Geoff Bodine's No. 23 Camel Cigarettes/Smokin' Joe's Ford for Travis Carter from 1995-97. Despite having a pretty cool paint scheme, Riggs managed finishes of 35th, 40th and 33rd in those three races, respectively. Whether its Waylon, Willie and legends of the past, or superstars in the making like Zach Bryan, our finger is always on the pulse of true country music. Kyle Petty was never as good as his brother Richard Petty but he did manage to have some of the best paint schemes in NASCAR's early years. Kevin Grubb had one of the most heartbreaking stories in NASCAR history. Harvick started the day in 24th and worked his way up to finish the day in fifth. NASCAR had their own edition of the "Ironman" as Labonte drove his silver No. On May 16th, NASCAR held its thunderous All-Star Open race. Waltrip started the day in 23rd and it looked as if there was a possibility that he could end up in victory lane, but that wasn't the case as he crossed the finish line in ninth. 43 has had the fortune of having many different sponsors over the last five or so years. 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/O7mkf2guoy, NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) April 20, 2022. Rudd ended his Sprint Cup career with a 21st-place finish at Homestead. It's possible that some images did not transfer over correctly when we moved to the new site. The No. And by that, I mean he's part of the only relationship in NASCAR history (that I know of) in which the husband-and-wife combination were both NASCAR drivers. I've always been a big fan of the paint scheme, even though it was driven by Jeff Green, who I loathed while he was in the Busch Series. Stewart would fall back to fifth in the points standings after the race. Jarrett drove this car at the All-Star race in 2008, the final race of his lengthy, astounding career. 11) ran their all-black schemes in the Nationwide Series. 1989 No.42 Kyle Petty, Peak Antifreeze. 1998 No.9 Jerry Nadeau, Cartoon Network Birthday. 14Randy LaJoie/Boris Said, 1999 (Multiple Races), No. Bowyer started in 20th that night and eventually came home in ninth place, his fourth top ten of the season. This is one of the most recent paint schemes on this list as Ragan ran the blue car, sponsored by UPS and Ned Jarrett's Hall of Fame induction, at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis last season. With so many cars being destroyed, Hogge forced Trickle to go through training, in hopes that Trickle would understand what is important in the sport. NASCAR's increased media coverage has contributed to their popularity with both fans and . 91 Dodge for Ray Evernham. Even though this car was used in just a qualifying session and probably a practice session, I still really like the paint scheme. 9 green and orange scheme first appeared in the 2001 season and needless to say, he had great success in that car. Their use has historically been largely confined to NASCAR stock car racing, partially due to the much larger surface area of a stock car, and longer season, but have entered the IndyCar in a limited fashion. Remember in the previous slide when I said that I loved it when other sports would sponsor NASCAR cars? The longest-running sitcom of all-time. Before Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were dominating the Nationwide circuit, Mark Martin was doing so in his No. Affectionatelyknown as "Mr. September" for winning all four September races in 1991, Gant won a total 18 races, spanning 22 years on the circuit. I just loved the way that the Chevrolet had many different kinds of jelly beans around the car. 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